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DEVILISHLY

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used as intensives) extremely

Example:

insanely jealous

Synonyms:

deadly; deucedly; devilishly; insanely; madly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain usage:

intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a playfully devilish manner

Example:

the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever

Synonyms:

devilish; devilishly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

devilish (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil)

Sense 3

Meaning:

As a devil; in an evil manner

Example:

his writing could be diabolically satiric

Synonyms:

devilishly; diabolically; fiendishly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

devilish (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil)

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